Sonoma County is a high income, urban community that is home to 113,967 children, ages 0-18. Of the children in the county, 1% are African American, 4% are Asian American, 35% are Latino, 54% are white, and 5% are of multiple or other ethnicities.

The following data represent key environmental influences and outcomes pertaining to children’s well-being in Sonoma County, from birth through adolescence.

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    Low Medium High Trend   Latino White African American Asian Other
Children who report "very good" to "excellent health"       74% +7%   69% 75% LNE 46% 93%
Children with health insurance       98% +5%   93% 99% 96% 100% 100%
Children who see a dentist regularly   76%     -6%   62% 87% LNE 95% 89%
Newborns breastfed exclusively while in the hospital       71% +1%   67% 76% 60% 64% 71%
Asthmatic children who do not visit the ER for asthma symptoms     82%   NA   54% 85% 70% 100% 50%
Adolescents not at risk for depression   78%     -13%   81% 72% LNE LNE 100%
Children within the healthy weight zone     70%   -2%   61% 75% 65% 76% 66%
Children who live within walking distance to a park, playground or open space       86% NA   78% 87% 74% 100% 89%
Schools with nurses     6%   -57%   NA NA NA NA NA
Adolescents who feel connected to an adult       68% -3%   59% 75% 51% 61% 65%
Children who are supervised during after school hours     51%   +8%   NA NA NA NA NA
Elementary and middle school students who feel safe in their school       77% +4%   NA NA NA NA NA
High school students who feel safe and have not been victimized at school     29%   +4%   22% 34% 21% 30% 24%
Children who are safe on and around roads     81%   0%   86% 78% LNE LNE 95%
Children in the child welfare system who are safe from repeat maltreatment   88%     -6%   87% 88% 100% LNE 87%
Adolescents who are substance-free   53%     -4%   58% 51% 43% 65% 52%
Children and youth who are safe from homicide     92%   0%   NA NA NA NA NA
Youth arrests for nonviolent crimes     95%   0%   NA NA NA NA NA
Women who receive prenatal care by the end of the second trimester     97%   -1%   96% 98% 96% 97% 91%
Young children who are read to often     89%   +24%   69% 100% LNE LNE 100%
3- and 4-year-olds enrolled in preschool     44%   NA   42% 49% LNE 13% 54%
Children who miss no more than four school days due to illness       100% +3%   100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Children who feel connected to their school     37%   +8%   28% 43% 27% 35% 34%
4th-graders who meet or exceed state standards in English Language Arts       57% +19%   34% 72% 44% 78% 58%
8th-graders enrolled in Algebra   32%     +36%   20% 39% 28% 48% 10%
10th-graders who pass the English portion of the CAHSEE        82% +6%    62%  91% 75% 79% 84%
NA - Not Available; LNE - Low Number Event